The rabble, 5 July 2001. The Greater
Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) has shelved its scheme
to privatize a planned water filtration plant. Many argued
that global trade agreements could erode the
community's control over privatized water
services.

CBC, Friday August 10 2001. The B.C. government has
passed legislation that makes the province's nurses
among the best paid in the country, but includes benefit
concessions. Illegal pickets; threat of mass resignations.